- 221. Re: MGA Twinkie question (score: 1)
- Author: "James H. Nazarian" <microdoc@apk.net>
- Date: Mon, 01 Nov 1999 16:59:06 -0500
- Your story is a perfect example of why MG's and other LBC got such a bad reputation for reliability. The dealers were irresolute idiots and incompetent too. The fact that many of us rebuilt and maint
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00045.html (10,198 bytes)
- 222. Re: MGA Twinkie question (score: 1)
- Author: "James H. Nazarian" <microdoc@apk.net>
- Date: Tue, 02 Nov 1999 00:36:45 -0500
- I remember watching the Minis race at Lime Rock and Bridgehampton. I never could understand how such a diminutive car with such a tiny engine could kick butt so decisively. Why, I've seen them beat s
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00058.html (10,501 bytes)
- 223. Re: MGA Twinkie question (score: 1)
- Author: "James H. Nazarian" <microdoc@apk.net>
- Date: Tue, 02 Nov 1999 01:21:28 -0500
- Hi Ed, sure because I find your writing style intensely difficult to comprehend. Would you please try to include at least a few complete sentences in your (hardly) poetic replies. I'm not sure if I s
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00059.html (10,830 bytes)
- 224. Re: MGA Twinkie explanation (score: 1)
- Author: "James H. Nazarian" <microdoc@apk.net>
- Date: Tue, 02 Nov 1999 12:26:17 -0500
- Good Morning Allen, Thank you, Sir, for the fine advice. Ed, my apologies for misunderstanding your letter. I am taking the liberty to open my letter to the list because of the technical tips it may
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00074.html (9,516 bytes)
- 225. Re: Trim for bottom sides of MGA (score: 1)
- Author: "James H. Nazarian" <microdoc@apk.net>
- Date: Tue, 02 Nov 1999 13:02:19 -0500
- The J.C. Whitney catalog is a great place to look for that kind of Jim
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00077.html (7,260 bytes)
- 226. Re: "lights on" warning (score: 1)
- Author: "James H. Nazarian" <microdoc@apk.net>
- Date: Tue, 02 Nov 1999 19:57:45 -0500
- Just sent Jim
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00095.html (7,663 bytes)
- 227. Re: no fork travel on clutch (score: 1)
- Author: "James H. Nazarian" <microdoc@apk.net>
- Date: Tue, 02 Nov 1999 22:09:05 -0500
- Your note just set off a bell in my head. If you refer to a shop manual, I think it will tell you the proper bleed procedure. Jim
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00100.html (7,530 bytes)
- 228. Clutch Bleed (score: 1)
- Author: "James H. Nazarian" <microdoc@apk.net>
- Date: Wed, 03 Nov 1999 19:06:21 -0500
- Hi List, I received a general message today that relayed an idea for bleeding the clutch slave cylinder. It seems the recipient was advised to run a tube between the clutch slave cylinder nipple and
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00122.html (8,448 bytes)
- 229. Re: Transmission/Differential filler (score: 1)
- Author: "James H. Nazarian" <microdoc@apk.net>
- Date: Wed, 03 Nov 1999 19:16:27 -0500
- Hey Bud, Wassamatta? You got sumpthin against spilling oil on your carpets? Some guys think they're better than the rest of us. Heee heee! Seriously, go for it. I used a stainless steel embalming syr
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00123.html (8,260 bytes)
- 230. Re: Clutch Bleed (score: 1)
- Author: "James H. Nazarian" <microdoc@apk.net>
- Date: Thu, 04 Nov 1999 09:47:09 -0500
- You, my friend, have a lot to learn (IMHO). You might be amazed at the residues of junk that remain in your hydraulic system after a fluid replacement. Ever hear of surface tension, and viscosity? Wa
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00139.html (15,570 bytes)
- 231. Re: Clutch Bleed (score: 1)
- Author: "James H. Nazarian" <microdoc@apk.net>
- Date: Thu, 04 Nov 1999 10:20:29 -0500
- No wonder people drive armor plated, crash-proof Hummers. Anyone know where I can buy a good SUV? How about one of those Chevy SubDivisions? Cheese cloth for a filter? Oh, gawd! I hope you guys drive
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00145.html (14,812 bytes)
- 232. Schematic for Lights-On Warning Buzzer (score: 1)
- Author: "James H. Nazarian" <microdoc@apk.net>
- Date: Thu, 04 Nov 1999 10:51:26 -0500
- Hi List, I have received a number of individual requests for this schematic. Apparently, the administrator doesn't allow an e-mail with an attachment to be sent to the entire list. If anyone wants a
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00149.html (7,599 bytes)
- 233. Re: Clutch Bleed (score: 1)
- Author: "James H. Nazarian" <microdoc@apk.net>
- Date: Thu, 04 Nov 1999 11:51:42 -0500
- If you have trouble understanding the dangers of that practice, all I can suggest to you is to call the brake fluid manufacturer for their recommendations. I use DOT 5 silicone brake fluid. It is hyd
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00151.html (19,212 bytes)
- 234. Re: Clutch Bleed (score: 1)
- Author: "James H. Nazarian" <microdoc@apk.net>
- Date: Thu, 04 Nov 1999 13:39:25 -0500
- Girl? What girl? Jim
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00156.html (8,421 bytes)
- 235. Re: More Brake Stuff (score: 1)
- Author: "James H. Nazarian" <microdoc@apk.net>
- Date: Thu, 04 Nov 1999 15:54:39 -0500
- May I add to that list of delights the drivers who don't slow down for a turn! They obviously neither carry a goldfish bowl in the car, nor do they drink coffee whilst they drive. They mostly, but no
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00165.html (8,745 bytes)
- 236. Not entirely off subject... but close. (score: 1)
- Author: "James H. Nazarian" <microdoc@apk.net>
- Date: Fri, 05 Nov 1999 11:06:27 -0500
- Hi MG List, I find a wealth of information is being exchanged daily on this list, and I want to save some of it for future reference. Fortunately or unfortunately, with the magnitude of useful tips b
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00216.html (8,132 bytes)
- 237. Re: Clutch bleeding and fluid reuse (score: 1)
- Author: "James H. Nazarian" <microdoc@apk.net>
- Date: Fri, 05 Nov 1999 22:24:41 -0500
- I think and hope I have said this before, your reply is laudably pragmatic, absolutely eloquent, and right on the money. I'm not just saying this because we agree. Frankly, I succumbed this evening
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00256.html (11,976 bytes)
- 238. Re: Clutch Bleed (score: 1)
- Author: "James H. Nazarian" <microdoc@apk.net>
- Date: Sat, 06 Nov 1999 10:15:33 -0500
- That horrid stuff (DOT 3 & 4) is so inexpensive; why would any intelligent person want to take a chance? The definition of re-use is " to use again". Once the brake fluid leaves its original contain
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00269.html (9,091 bytes)
- 239. Re: How to Bathe a Cat[NONLBC-anticat] (score: 1)
- Author: "James H. Nazarian" <microdoc@apk.net>
- Date: Sat, 06 Nov 1999 10:33:21 -0500
- Any qualified cat mechanic knows that if you use DOT 5 toilet water, closing the lid will not keep the feline entrapped in the bowl. This is clearly stated on page 62 of the Clymer's Cat Manual. May
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00271.html (10,173 bytes)
- 240. Re: MGB backfiring (score: 1)
- Author: "James H. Nazarian" <microdoc@apk.net>
- Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 10:36:47 -0500
- I didn't notice the year of your MG, but do suggest that if you have smog equipment (i.e..: the air pump and gulp valve, etc.) you consider disconnecting or removing same; a bad gulp valve can cause
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00992.html (8,129 bytes)
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